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Photograph of a house that served as temporary quarters for the 36th French Balloon Company, France, circa February 1918.Inscription on verso: "Our house with the 36th French Balloon Co at [illegible], Feb 1918."

Photograph of an unidentified room with tables and chairs, circa 1918.

Composite photograph showing how German pilots utilize parachutes, circa 1918.Typed caption: "Parachute successfully used by German Flyers."

Photograph of the Notre Dame de Reims Cathedral, France, circa 1918. The church entrance is boarded up and fortified with sandbags to protect it from shellfire.

Photograph of the Notre Dame de Reims Cathedral, France, circa 1918. The church entrance is boarded up and fortified with sandbags to protect it from shellfire.

Photograph of servicemen and civilians standing outside the entrance to the Notre Dame de Reims Cathedral, France, circa 1918. The church entrance has been boarded up and fortified with sandbags to protect it from shellfire.

Photograph of Marc Lagen with a tripod-mounted Hotchkiss Mle 1914 machine gun, likely in France, circa 1918.

Photograph of four servicemen inspecting crates of artillery shells, likely in France, circa 1918.

Photograph of an exhibit showing model airplanes in flight over a building, circa 1918.

Photographic print of a cartoon depicting an observation balloon under attack during a battle, circa 1918.Inscription: "When a feller needs a friend."